AFC agrees to release technical assistance fund for Nepal

KATHMANDU: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has agreed to resume the technical assistance fund for All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).

ANFA will now receive the funding as special fund from AFC. ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa called upon AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John and Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The meeting confirmed the continuation of the funding.

The funding will ensure salary for all the district, province and ANFA coaches and heads of all departments.

ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa, in a meeting with AFC President Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in Bahrain in November last year, had requested to continued funding from the AFC for the coaches remuneration.

In the meeting, AFC president was positive towards the issue.